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Well, I recently particpated in another lapping day at Shannonville Motorsports Park. This track has multiple layouts available. The video below is of me trying my best to keep up with my friend's Cayman S. My friend has quite a bit more experience than me and he obviously has a better track car along with R-compounds tires too. My car is all stock, but I did replace the stock Pirelli P Zero Rosso's with Michelin Pilot Sport 2's. ESP was left on and the transmission left in automatic Sport (S) mode.

The rules were that you can only pass if the car ahead of you gives you a signal. As you will see in the video, that can slow you down sometimes if the person ahead in the slower car doesn't give the signal right away.

Enjoy.

YouTube - C55 AMG chasing Cayman S at Shannonville Pro Track
 
Wow....5 days and not even one reply.....nobody impressed I kept up with a Cayman S on a track??....:D

Anyways, here are some pics of some of the other cars at the track day. As you can see, there was a wide variety of cars that showed up.
 

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Wow, I've never seen this thread PC, everyone seems to be ignoring it :eusa_doh:

Thats a pretty awesome story you have here, keeping up with the Cayman S is no small feet. It shows the abilities of yourself and the C55, nice going man.

Thanks for posting the pics and the video too!
 
The video was awesome. You pushed your AMG pretty hard. It's nice to see someone actually taking their car to the track. Too many people have high performance cars that never see anything aside from traffic and the mall. I've had a couple days at the track myself and I can't wait to get back. If you're interested in some performance driving literature, I would recommend Going Faster by Carl Lopez. It's my bible for the track. Check it out here -> Amazon.com: Going Faster! Mastering the Art of Race Driving: Books: Carl Lopez

I thought I would throw up a couple pictures of myself at the track to add to your thread. This is me at Willow Springs in June.

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Porsche Guy said:
If you're interested in some performance driving literature, I would recommend Going Faster by Carl Lopez. It's my bible for the track. Check it out here -> Amazon.com: Going Faster! Mastering the Art of Race Driving: Books: Carl Lopez
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Yup, got that book last year and read most of it already. It's really a great book to learn the basics of track driving. I noticed significant improvements in my driving on the track after applying the basic principles.

By the way, nice track pics too!!
 
Good job PC-V. I have seen a C55 or two on the track here. I also recently got to ride in a Cayman S with Pilot Sport Cups and PSS-9 suspension and was impressed.
Here are some pics on me in my 914-6 and 996 GT3 on the track. My wife is in the car with me in the first pic of the 914-6. See how the inside tire comes off the ground on the GT3 in turn 17 at Sebring.

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drronh, nice pics and nice stable of cars listed in your signature. How do you find the 997 GT3 RS and the 996 GT3 on the track? Is the 997 GT3 RS a quantum leap over the 996 GT3 or a more subtle improvement?
 
I have not and will not drive the RS on the track. I have been on the track with RS's though and do not see a big difference in lap times with 996 GT3. I have driven my friend's RS hard on the street and have to say I liked the 996 GT3 better. It feels lighter and more agile. Other RS owners have said the same thing. But I was also talking to someone yesterday who is turning their RS into a rally car and he has a lot of time on the track in both. He told me that once you get used to the feel of the 997 GT3 and RS they really are better than the 996 GT3. In any event, I am waiting to have a complete carbon fiber body kit put on my 996 GT3 so look fo rfuture updates
 
drronh said:
I have not and will not drive the RS on the track....
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Now that is quite a surprising statement......I would have imagined that the whole point of a car like the 997 GT3 RS is to take it on the track.

Anyways, here is another picture from that track day. This is a more "artsy" picture of the entire short front straight from the track I went to. That blurry car on the track is me.

 

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